15Synonyms found for entail

Word Origin & History

entail mid-14c., "convert (an estate) into 'fee tail' (feudum talliatum)," from en- "make" + taile "legal limitation," especially of inheritance, ruling who succeeds in ownership and preventing it from being sold off, from Anglo-Fr. taile, from O.Fr. taillie, pp. of taillier "allot, cut to shape," from L.L. taliare. Sense of "have consequences" is 1829, from notion of "inseparable connection."

Example Sentences for entail

If the opposition were to win, it would not entail a radical departure from current policies.

Rose isn't sure what her new role as big sister will entail.

She knew that returning to the city would entail some housing compromises and that her children might have to share a bedroom.

Neither company offered details on when the services would debut or what they would entail.

The reception, she predicted, would entail “a couple of beers” somewhere.

The judge did not explain exactly what a regional approach would entail.